Develop Your Eye: Laura Graves VS Megan Lane riding the Grand Prix These two are going head to head this week in the Pan American Games in Toronto, so in light of that we are watching the last time these two were matched up on teams at the Nations Cup in Wellington. Watch as these […]
Body Conditioning Score VS Topline Conditioning Score in horses Understanding how the body conditioning score works is a key to maintaining your horse’s health, however understanding the topline conditioning score is key to maintaining your horse’s performance. While the quality of this video is not astounding the information is a key for all riders on […]
Laura Graves Teaching 3 Parts of the Medium Canter In this video Laura Graves breaks down the medium or extended canter as a movement into three parts. Each with it’s own very clear objective. This is very important in achieving higher scores in your dressage test. Laura Grave’s has recently made her mark on the […]
How does the hoof absorb shock? We expect the hoof to do a lot of work. Understanding how the hoof absorbs shock is helpful in understanding injury prevention as well as laminitis prevention. This video is actually a pretty cool inside look at the hoof, filmed at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington Florida in […]
Debbie McDonald Teaching Body Positioning and Straightness In the never ending quest for perfection dressage riders are continuously refining both body position (equitation) and straightness. This video will show you some great tips for simple corrections as well as a great little exercise on how to learn the “feel” of straightness with your horse. So […]
4 Reasons to Feed Hay to your Horse We all know that we need to feed hay to horses, the biggest questions are often, how much, what nutritional value and so on. This part really is rocket science and everyone has a different answer. What I didnt know was how hay can impact the performance […]
Develop Your Eye: CDI 3* and 5* Grand Prix Test Side By Side One of the luxuries of living in Wellington is being able to watch 8 hours plus straight of Grand Prix tests. Developing your eye to see what is good and what needs improvement can be hard when you are limited in exposure. […]
How to Tie a Stock Tie Courtesy of Doc’s Designs. This video comes with a heartfelt horse show confession. I am sure that I am not the only one guilty of this. So, it was time to seek some answers and get professional help. Diana is a fan of ours that offered me some expert […]
Grooming Tips: How to make your horse shine with Samantha I recently decided that Samantha Krieger has the shiniest horse on my Facebook. So, I asked her to tell us what she did to make her horse so glow in the sun. Here she gives us her inside tips on how she grooms to make […]
Robert Dover Teaching Collected Walk Transitions This video is an excerpt from the Robert Dover Horsemastership program in Wellington, Florida. Robert Dover is teaching what he calls the Rubber band exercise to school the transition between the collected and extended walk. You can watch Catherine Haddad school and advanced version of this exercise here:
